Delbert McClinton

June 8, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Adult: $24, $29    Youth: $6

Delbert McClinton is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player whose music blends blues, country and blue-eyed soul.  Born in Lubbock, Texas, he honed his craft working in a bar band, the Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Williamson, Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed..  Emmylou Harris had a No. 1 hit in 1978 with his composition "Two More Bottles of Wine,” and McClinton's "B Movie Boxcar Blues" was used in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers. His 1980 album, The Jealous Kind, contained his hit single, "Givin' It Up for Your Love." McClinton won a 1991 Grammy for his duet with Bonnie Raitt, "Good Man, Good Woman," and reached the Top 5 of the country charts with the Tanya Tucker duet, "Tell Me About It." In 2006, he won a Grammy Award for his album The Cost of Living in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category.